GenTrust LLC Sells 4,743 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

GenTrust LLC lessened its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 4.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 106,662 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,743 shares during the quarter. GenTrust LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $6,222,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. AMI Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 12.1% in the fourth quarter. AMI Investment Management Inc. now owns 490,265 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,597,000 after buying an additional 52,965 shares during the period. Trinity Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 17.3% in the 4th quarter. Trinity Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,664 shares of the company’s stock valued at $272,000 after acquiring an additional 688 shares during the period. Evanson Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 32.7% during the 4th quarter. Evanson Asset Management LLC now owns 7,298 shares of the company’s stock worth $426,000 after acquiring an additional 1,798 shares during the last quarter. Successful Portfolios LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 11.1% during the fourth quarter. Successful Portfolios LLC now owns 45,037 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,627,000 after purchasing an additional 4,490 shares during the period. Finally, LaFleur & Godfrey LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 460.4% in the fourth quarter. LaFleur & Godfrey LLC now owns 19,613 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,144,000 after purchasing an additional 16,113 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

Shares of VGSH stock opened at $58.07 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12-month low of $57.33 and a 12-month high of $58.81. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $58.11 and a 200-day moving average of $57.94.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 6th. Investors of record on Monday, March 4th were paid a dividend of $0.1927 per share. This represents a $2.31 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.98%. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.18. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 1st.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Profile

Vanguard Short Term Government Bond ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted government bond index with a short-term, dollar-weighted average maturity. The Fund employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Barclays Capital U.S.